Method for offering location information and location information providing system

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a location information providing method generating a map image in itself for a current position of a protectee terminal, when a protector terminal requests current position related information of a protectee terminal, in which the protectee terminal directly transmits the map image besides a picture image of a protectee terminal user to a protector terminal.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A location information providing method between a request terminal and a target terminal, the method comprising:
 connecting, by the target terminal or the request terminal, a video call with the request terminal; 
 receiving, by the target terminal, a request for location information of the target terminal while connecting the video call with the request terminal; 
 receiving, by the target terminal, location coordinates of the target terminal from a man-made satellite in response to the request for the location information; 
 transmitting, by the target terminal, the location coordinates to a location based service server; 
 receiving, by the target terminal, a map image of a place corresponding to the location coordinates from the location based service server; 
 transmitting the map image of the place where the target terminal is located to the request terminal while connecting the video call with the request terminal; 
 obtaining, by the target terminal, a surrounding image around the target terminal while connecting the video call with the request terminal; 
 obtaining, by the target terminal, a face image of a user of the target terminal; and 
 transmitting by the target terminal, at least one of the thee image and the surrounding image to the request terminal, 
 wherein the request terminal displays the map image in a half of a display of the request terminal, one of the face image and the surrounding image in a quarter of the display, and a face image of a user of the request terminal in the other quarter of the display. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the map image of the place corresponding to the location coordinates is received from a geographic information system server by the location based service server. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the surrounding image is obtained by the target terminal in response to the request for the location information of the target terminal. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the surrounding image is obtained by the target terminal at predetermined intervals. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the surrounding image is obtained by the target terminal when receiving a user's input for the photographing of the periphery. 
     
     
       6. A location information providing system transceiving location information between at least two wireless terminals, the system comprising:
 a location based service server configured to generate a map image corresponding to location coordinates; 
 a first wireless terminal configured to:
 transmit a request for the location information while connecting with a second wireless terminal on a video call or while connected with the second wireless terminal on the video call, the location information relating to a place where the second wireless terminal is located; and 
 display the map image while connecting with the second wireless terminal on the video call or while connected with the second wireless terminal on the video call; and 
 
 the second wireless terminal configured to:
 receive a request for location information from the first wireless terminal while connecting the video call with the first wireless terminal or while connected with the first wireless terminal on the video call; 
 receive the location coordinates of the second wireless terminal from a man-made satellite in response to the request for the location information; 
 transmit the location coordinates to the location based service server; 
 receive the map image of a place corresponding to the location coordinates from the location based service server; 
 transmit the map image of the place where the second wireless terminal is located to the first wireless terminal while connecting the video call with the first wireless terminal or while connected with the first wireless terminal on the video call; 
 obtain a surrounding image around the second wireless terminal while connecting the video call with the first wireless terminal; 
 obtain a face image of a user of the second wireless terminal; and 
 transmit at least one of the face image and the surrounding image to the first wireless terminal, 
 
 wherein the first wireless terminal displays the map image in a half of a display of the first wireless terminal, one of the face image and the surrounding image in a quarter of the display, and a face image of a user of the first wireless terminal in the other quarter of the display. 
 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a geographic information system server configured to generate the map image corresponding to the location coordinates, wherein the location based service server delivers the location coordinates to the geographic information system server to receive the map image.